Lincolnshire Residents Hit By Multiple Floods Have Had It W. Reform MP And Climate Liar They Elected
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Boston, nestled at the northern end of the Fens, is on the frontline of the UK’s flooding crisis, which experts say could lead to some towns being abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable. According to the Environment Agency, 91% of buildings in the Boston and Skegness constituency are at some level of flood risk – more than in any other English constituency. And the science is clear that winters are getting wetter in the UK due to climate breakdown, with warmer air holding more water vapour, meaning heavier downpours.
However, the local MP Richard Tice is one of Reform UK’s most ardent opponents of climate action, regularly describing the UK’s efforts to reach net zero as “net stupid”. Just a month after the flooding hit homes in his constituency, Tice told Sky News that the idea of human-made climate change was “garbage”. That did not go down well with some of his constituents. “I’m sorry, if they think climate change has got nothing to do with it, I think they’re seriously wrong,” Crook says.
The day after the flood, Tice said in a statement that he was “fully aware of the flooding damage” and his team were “working tirelessly to assist constituents, and we will continue to provide support throughout this ongoing crisis”. However, more than 12 months later, some residents say the local MP has yet to be in touch. “We’re still waiting for Richard Tice to turn up,” Crook says. “Didn’t show his face. A lot of people were angry about that … It’s his job. And if he can’t turn up, he can send a deputy, can’t he?”
The anger of Boston residents highlights a growing problem for Reform and the climate-sceptic stance of its Westminster leadership. A recent survey by Hope Not Hate found that, unlike some of the party’s MPs, more than half of Reform’s would-be voters agree that climate change is caused by human activities.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate